金柑

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	large tangerine
simp. and trad. (金柑)		金	柑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngān

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄍㄢ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kim-kam

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngān
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄍㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingan
  - Wade–Giles: chin¹-kan¹
  - Yale: jīn-gān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingan
  - Palladius: цзиньгань (czinʹganʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-kam
  - Tâi-lô: kim-kam
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kimkafm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kam⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ kam³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kam⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kam⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kam⁴⁴/

Noun

金柑

kumquat

Synonyms

柑橘 (gam¹ gwat¹) (Cantonese, dialectal Mandarin)
桔仔 (Hakka, Hokkien)
金桔仔 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
金棗 / 金枣 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
金橘 (jīnjú)
金橘子 (jin¹ jy⁶ zr) (Xiang)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	柑
きん Grade: 1	かん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

金(きん)柑(かん) or 金柑(キンカン) • (kinkan)

kumquat
Synonym: 金橘 (kinkitsu)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).